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...very least, there should be full transparency. Any institution receiving money from the government - and ultimately from American taxpayers - should reveal its holdings. Even institutions that do not require a bailout should be more closely tracked by regulators. The government can and should monitor all transactions, even those over-the-counter...
...Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School has launched a new Web site, Mediacloud.org, that will allow scholars and Internet users to monitor the flow of news and ideas online...
...banks, Citigroup, the figure is 27%. (Citi's domestic depositors account for just 16% - its main deposit base is overseas.) These bank bonds are mostly in the hands of large, sophisticated institutional investors - pension funds, insurance companies, mutual funds. It may be too much to ask small depositors to monitor the risks at the banks where they put their money and pay for getting it wrong. But these bond buyers are pros. If there is to be any market discipline of risk-taking by banks, bond investors ought to be the ones who enforce it by withholding their cash from...
...rising too fast it could prompt widespread social unrest. The pensions of millions of retired Russians continues to hover below the poverty line and thousands of workers are losing their jobs. At a Communist rally in central Moscow in late February, the increased number of riot police detailed to monitor proceedings was telling of the government's growing fears...
Safety First. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has fined Southwest a $7.5 million penalty for operating 46 planes on over 50,000 flights without performing mandatory maintenance checks - for example, failing to monitor fuselage fatigue and cracking. Southwest also agreed to rewrite its maintenance manuals, add more on-site technical representatives to oversee maintenance, and designate a full-time head of quality assurance. The FAA says the airline is now in compliance with official regulations, so passengers shouldn't be worried; in fact, Southwest has agreed to go above and beyond mandatory safety checks, the FAA says...